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Shokokuji Temple
京都府
Five-Mountains cultural center founded by Yoshimitsu with Muso Soseki — head temple whose sub-temples include Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji
Founded
1368
Type
Temple
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7 min walk from Subway Karasuma Line Imadegawa Station
701 Shokokuji Monzenmachi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
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Temple
Founded 1368
658 years
Enshrined Deity
釈迦如来
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Buddhist Sect
Rinzai Shokokuji-ha
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Overview
Shokokuji is the head temple of the Rinzai Shokokuji-ha sect, located in Kamigyo-ku, a center of Gozan culture founded in 1368 when Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu invited Muso Soseki as founding abbot. A large-scale temple that includes Rokuon-ji (Kinkakuji) and Jisho-ji (Ginkakuji) within its compound, the precincts are lined with halls including the Hatto, Hojo, and Kaizando. The Shokokuji Jotenkaku…
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Origins
Shokokuji was founded in 1368 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, with Muso Soseki as its founding abbot. From its inception, the temple stood at the heart of Gozan (Five Mountains) culture and flourished as a center of Zen learning, poetry, and ink painting. However…
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Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"

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Musō Soseki
National Teacher of Seven Reigns, Zen Garden Master
Age 93 at founding (posthumous)
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Shokokuji is the head temple of the Rinzai Shokokuji-ha sect, located in Kamigyo-ku, a center of Gozan culture founded in 1368 when Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu invited Muso Soseki as founding abbot.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Third Muromachi Shogun, Builder of Kinkaku-ji
Age 10 at founding
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Shokokuji is the head temple of the Rinzai Shokokuji-ha sect, located in Kamigyo-ku, a center of Gozan culture founded in 1368 when Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu invited Muso Soseki as founding abbot.
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